Keygen

A key generator (also KeyGen, Keygen Keymaker or, literally, key generator ) is a program that creates automatically according to an algorithm serial numbers ( serials ) or activation codes for other programs.

Although the use of created with serial key generators is illegal - as long as the creator does not have a license of the program - are key generators very common. They are available on the internet for many programs. There are also pseudo - key generators that have stored only a certain number of passwords and send them as a coincidence. Due to the popularity of Key generators, these programs are also used to spread malware (eg, backdoors, viruses, worms, keyloggers, etc.).

Meanwhile, build companies, however, are increasingly requiring a protective one, making key generators are rarely used to unlock the program. The password you entered is searched for in a database. If it already exists, or was not generated by the manufacturer, the program is not activated. The corresponding password is considered to be blacklisted. However, this is only possible with Internet access because the databases need to be updated on the internet. One example is the computer games from Valve, which can be unlocked only with the software Steam over the Internet. These include, inter alia, Half-Life and Half-Life 2, and its offshoot Counter- Strike and Counter- Strike: Source.

Another common way to protect against key generators is product activation dar. Such methods come under data protection activists to violent protest, but are also not very effective protection against illegal copies, as the basis of the activation number authorization number can be generated ( by appropriate algorithm or database replication ).

Background music

Often music is played in the style of Chiptune during the term of the program. This music has also been vastly improved from the frequency of use of the internet notoriety and favor, so that individual " Keygenmusikstücke " can also be found without actual keygens on the internet. As a musician, is mentioned here Dubmood.